The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-03
OVER THE RIVER.
OCCUR4NCES AND INCIDENTS ~
MANCHESTER IND CHESTERFIELD.

The New Six Per Cent. Bonds The Flee
tric Light Company to Build The IL
nance Committee. 90. The Paving
! Ordinance Ghosts Near Swansboro.
Whether disembodied spirit IS ismaking
night hideOus on the Buckingham road.
is question that is agitating the c0l0red
population Of SwansbOrO and other sub
urban parts adjacent
The cause Of this active speculation I'm
regard to beings of another world is am
occurrence a few days ago. 4 cOlorcd
boy about Is years old, who stands well
! for truthfulness and intelligence, was go-
ing, about II o'clock at night 90 his
home-a short distance from the city.
He states that just az the outskirts of
SwansbOrO the figure of woman dressed
in black passe I'm front of him o short
distance away The moon was shining
brightly and the figure was distinctly
seen for an instant but as De had never
troubled his head about ghosts, at the
moment hc thought no more of 10. Sey-
eral hundred yards farther ON the same
figure apps ated i'm front Of him, and De
turned 10 20 back, but found that the
mysterious appearance was now between
him and the village. lie became seriously
alarmed and again went on up the road.
where for some little time not ing was
seen. Just before he reached the gate Doe
wished 60 enter he saw before him The
figure Of q headless man, who, strange tO
say, had carried into his spiritual exist
ence what might be considered q token
Of what had been his nocturnal pursuits
IN the iiesh-that is, he had ON his shoui-
der bag, such as has been sometime.
found filled with chickens.
Al the point where he saw this figure
the houses are far from the road and no
one was in sight, so the boy. hardly able
20 walk from fear, tried tO gct over
fence 90 go 90 the nearest residence
When ON top Of 20 bee found that the
horrible hcadless appariti0n had initiated
him, and was on the fence. lic then ram
little way down the road. and crOuched
down in fence corner until daylight
once more gave him "a little courage
when he went TO his home
10 is absolutely certain that the boy
believes the story a- related and DO is also
certain that when hc reached home he
was In state of extreme terror from
whice he has not yet entirely recovered.
The apparti0n. Doe says mltc mo-
sounds nor. as far as Is known did it
manifest IN amy way its object in thu-
reyisitng the glimpses of the moon. Like
most shadowy yisiiants. whose actions
have been recorded 20 appeared fo have
had no effect whatever This is cone
frmat0ry, for by far the majority of
ghosts known tO history have behaved on
such meanings ,es, and sen.f.es- way a-
tO lead one tO suppose that their mental
faculties had been inferred with their
bones The affair has made good deal
Of noise, and If there are further develop
ments The readers of the TIMES will be-
informed.
AMENDMENT To THE PAVING ORDINANCE. .
It is probable that at the next meeting
Of the Council am effort win be- made to
have the ordinance amended s0 that the
city win pay for curbing and guucring
The colored people In the Third ward
want a new school house erected in that
section.
Mr. George F. Fitzgerald IS Noble
Grand. and Mr Charles Orchari eccre-
tary Of Bethesda Lodge, J. d. q. T., of
Danviile Both of these gentlemen form
erly lived IN Manchester and Mr. FiiI-
gerald Is q native of this city,
Mr A. T. Burr Jr, formerly of Rich
mOnd, is treasurer of the lodge
The 100000 of new @ pen cent bonds to
De issued in lieu of $ per cents are
nearly ready, and viii soon De issued
They are C1fed July Isl. le~l, and will
run for thirty years. But may be re-
deemed if So desired after ten years
Manchester Lodge A. T. and A. NJ,
met last night and conferred several dee
grccs.
The building for The Electric Light and
Power Company will De erected at the
corner of fifth and Porter streets Mr.. j. F
G.. Peldue, being the successful bidder
for the work
The Finance Committee of The Council
viii meet next Wednesday night to con-
slider the matter Of appr0priating money +
for school houses They wish go ge, their .
plans in shape before The meeting ct the .
Council on Monday the llih instant
The examination of public school teach .
ers will probably take place next week .
Captain Smith of the Manchester police .
force, Is one of the Pickett veterans at .
Gettysburg.
JULY FOURTH.